Display-form.



C. GULLOTTI.

-DISPLAY FORM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1914.

Ptented Mar. 14, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA ILANOGRAPH 120., WASHINGTON. D. c

CHARLES GULLOTTI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPLAY-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14:, 1916.

Application filed July 10, 1914. Serial No. 850,197.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. CHARLES GULLo'r'rI, a citizen of Italy. residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Impro ements in Display-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display forms and the principal object of the invention is to provide a waist and skirt form which may be combined or connected together in a simple manner to produce -a complete dress form and each of which is adapted to be adiustably mounted, separately, upon independent standards.

Further obiects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connect on with the accompanying drawing. which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure l is a side elevation of the complete dress form with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the waist form with partsbroken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the skirt form with pa ts broken away.

Referring more art cularly to the drawing. 1 represents the Skirt form and 2 the waist form. The skirt form is preferably constructed of a hollow bodv covered with some suitable material and having the upper e d thereof closed by a plate 3 of any suitable material which is covered by a flan ed ca 4:. The plate 3 has secured thereto and projecting through the same and through the cap 4 a flanged bolt 5 arranged to ass throu h a partition plate 6 secu ed within the hollow waist form 2 and is adapted to receive a nut 7 for holding the parts to ether as can be plainly seen from an ins ection of Fig. 1. The skirt form above the hip portion is tapered into a waist portion which enters into and closelv fits the waist portion of the waist form 2. the connection between these parts perm ttin rotation of the Waist form upon the skirt form so that the complete figure ma be shown in different positions. r.

The waist form is constructed in a simi-E? lar manner to the skirt form and each is provided with horizontal partitions 8 and 9 having the centrally bored bosses 10 and 11 secured thereto for receiving the supporting standards 12 and 13. The standard 12 is adapted to support the entire dress form or the skirt form alone, While the standard 13 is arranged to support the waist form only, and when not in use may have suitable attachments applied thereto for displaying neckwear and like articles, such as is commonly done in department stores. Each boss 10 and 11 is provided with a suitable set screw 14 for engaging their respective standards to hold the forms in adjustedposition thereon and each form has suitable apertures 15 and 16 so that access may be had to the set screws.

By employing a device of this character it is not necessary to have as many complete dress, waist or skirt forms as the waist and skirt forms may be combined to produce complete dress forms or may be used independently. When the waist and skirt forms are used to form a complete dress form the ioint between the two is almost imperceptible as far as affecting the fit of a gown thereof as the skirt form is slightly enlarged below the. joint between the two.

What is claimed is In display apparatus, hollow skirt and Waist forms, partitions bridged across said forms and carrying standard receiving means, standards arranged to slidably engage said receiving means, said forms having apertures, means accessible through the apertures for adiustably engaging the standard. said waist form arranged to fit over and be rotatably mounted upon the skirt form, and means for joining the forms together to produce a complete waist form and for holding the parts in adjusted po- 'sition.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES GULLOTTI.

Witnesses:

E. EDMONSTON, J12, C. M. GIBSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents Washington, I). C. 

